Our social policy business unit has over 25 years experience in social policy research, evaluation and consultancy work at local, regional and national levels within the UK and across Europe. Our team of 30 researchers, social scientists and consultants are currently working with governments and public sector stakeholders in over 30 European countries and all four countries of the UK.
We can help you to understand the policy context in which you operate, work with partners, and understand your beneficiaries' needs. We can implement practical research and evaluation solutions which provide advice and support to help you plan for the future.
We provide custom designed research and evaluation solutions involving quantitative and qualitative methodologies. We can help you disseminate and share learning – making the research work for you.
Talk to us about your research or evaluation needs today.
Key Themes
We work with clients in a range of social policy areas.
- Children, young people and families
- Learning and skills
- Equality, diversity and human rights
- Work, welfare and financial inclusion
- Crime and justice
- eGovernment
- Health
In each area, our experts can advise which research or consultancy solutions will best meet your needs.
Services & Products
We offer the following range of services and products:
- Designing and implementing research solutions
- Consultancy support and policy advice
- Qualitative research – interviews, focus groups, case studies, observations and more
- Quantitative research – telephone, face to face or web surveys, primary and secondary data analysis, economic analysis and modelling and more
- Consulting communities and stakeholders
- Evaluating policies, programmes and pilots – processes or impacts
- Formative evaluation – using evaluation to share learning and work together
- Peer research and involvement
- Identifying promising or effective practice
- Reporting, disseminating and sharing learning
We can offer our clients a range of products from more traditional research reports, through to toolkits or handbooks, interactive materials, websites and newsletters.
Case Studies
Evaluation of Reaching Communities Programme for Big Lottery Fund.
Client: Big Lottery Fund
Description: Our evaluation runs from January 2007 to December 2010 and includes surveys, case studies and self evaluation support to the projects funded by Reaching Communities.
"I have been really pleased with the work ECOTEC have done to date, and we have a very positive business relationship. Their evaluation plan is comprehensive and logically thought-through, with clear links between data collection all the way up to the overarching aim of the study. ECOTEC's annual reports and presentations have been clear and concise, their workshops with our projects have been impressive, and I have been impressed at their willingness to undertake extra work at short notice. I am looking forward to continuing to work with ECOTEC for the next two years."
Peter Bailey, Research & Learning team, Big Lottery Fund (June 2009).
For more information visit our Reaching Communities Evaluation website or click here to download the latest report.
Contacts
To discuss issues relating to Social Policy, please contact:
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Chris Walker
Tel: +44 (0)845 630 8633 Email: chris.walker@ecotec.com |
